Curtain fastener



June 13, 1933. J. H. WITASCHEK GURTAIK FASTENER 2Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 19, 1932 V I C INVENTOR. 4K '14 WWW A TTORNEYJ June 13, 1933. J. H. WITASCHEK I 1,913,737

CURTAIN FASTENER Filed Jan. 19, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

A TTORNEYS immanent 13, 1933 a wnmmwmscnm ornmvvmt, corioaabqnsSmnOa om m m mani APATENTOFFICVEJT HOLLAND, AND-,0'NE,-THIRD 'ro PAUL J. nnm mnomntor, DENYER,;-COLQR ADQ a a I, i cun'rhrnf i This invention relateseto fastenings for the suspension of traverse drapes and cur-i tainsl Drapes-orjfcurtains of this type are commonly-suspended in pairs from a? horn Zontal pole means of rings or hooks that are sewn along the upper edges jof the, drapes or. "curtains, and" a coid or eords attached to the rings or hooks at the meeting edges ofthe curtains, are passed over"pulleys, as Y a means for movingthe curtains together or for separating them by pullingthemapart. i e f "quipment "of this u type has been found in the fact that during movement" of the curtains, the rings or hooks will move sideways against the parts to which they are attached, thereby causing a binding resistance to the movement of the cords and interfering with the free movement of the curtains along the pole.

It is an object of the present invention to prevent such lateral displacement of the rings a or hooks, by the provision of simple means for holding them at right angles to the curtains and to the axis of the pole from which the curtainsare suspended.

Traverse curtains of the character above mentioned often gap at their meeting edges when pulledtogether audit is in many instances desirable to avoid such gapping by lapping the curtains in their light-excluding position. l

It is another object of theinvention to provide one or more so-called master-rings,

which at the edges of the curtains have means to insure positive lapping movement of the curtains when pulled together, without obstruction or interference of the moving parts.

An embodiment of the invention has been shown in the accompanying drawings in a which like reference characters indlcate cor respondingparts throughout the views, and

l in which t Figure 1 represents a faceviewof the upper portions of a traverse curtain equipment with the curtains shown in separated relation,

Figure 2, a simllar view showin thecurtain closed together in lapping "relation to each other, e

.Figure3, a top view of the equipment as illustrated in Figure 2, e a

Figure4,aperspective view of the masterfastenings of lapping curtains, made; in] ac= cordance with my lnvention,

of the improved type, 1 Figure 6, a" side view of in Figure 5,

Figure 7, a face view ofa hdol fastener1 of modified construction, i

Figure 8, a side view of the same,% l Figures 9,10 "and 11, respeetively,- a' face View, a side view and a'rear face'viewmf another modified form of the mventlon, and

Figures12 and-13, faceandside iviewsof still another modification.

1 Referring first toFigures 1 to etfof the drawings, the 'master-fastenings 5 and H6, sewn at the edgesof curtains 8 and' 9- suspended from a pole 10, each consist of a ring shaped suspension -"meinber 112 5 slidably sup- ,ported by thepole. V i 5 'Each fastener is provided with alin edver tical legs l3 and-14 inthewp'lanes of their respective rings, and with alined arms 1 15 projecting laterallyat rightfangles to the legs, 1 As shown at 18, the legs and arms are loopedjat' their"extremities w i:

The, fastenings are sewn to i the by meansof their legs andrarmswand it will be apparent that the legs and; the arms @00 operate to prevent movement of therings in either direction and therebyprevent the rings from binding upon the poleor from. buckling or tilting against the" curtains. i The armsile p nt e y la el d pla men t-th r g and, therefore, are an essential feature of the invention. it L H The master-f teningafi thasoneits firms lfielongated and ofiset as at 17, to provide av spa e intoilf thi h 9iTe P Ildi r of, thef otherl "fastener may enter; as is best amin s md s bdt a ithifa ns h pe sewn oppositely at the edges ofthe curtains as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, the curtains when drawn together by meanest the ropes prevented and A the offset 17 of i the arm; 116

raga-an will be curtains of the one fastening, provides a space into which the edge-portion of the other curtain may freely enter.

The curtains are suspended from the pole by a number of spaced fasteners 20 in addition to the master .fastenershereinbefore described. f 7 7 v 1 Figures 12 and 13 show such fasteners as composed of a ring 21 slidable on the pole, a single leg 22 extending downwardly therefrom, and laterally projecting arms 23 equivalent to the arms 15 of the master fastenings 5 and 6. i

In Figures 9 to 11, a hook24 takes the place of the ring of the before-described forms.

Legs 25 extend oppositely fIOnlthB hooks and lateral arms 26-project at right angles to the legs as before.

In,-practise, the curtains to which the fasteners are applied, are suspended from the curtain pole by means of the hooks-instead of rings.

In certain types of equipment, rings 27 are placed on the pole independent of'the fastenings, as, shown in Figures 5 to 8 inclusive. Therm-gs are provided with small hangers 28. to admit hooks 29 of the fastenings. The-form =of fasteningsillustrated in Figures-5 an-dt6 differs from that of the fasteners of F igures .7 and 8, mainly in the addition of a comparatively long-upwardly extending leg '30'which aidsmaterially in holding the fasteners in fixed position with relation to the curtains. V r The poles 10 and the. rings 27 have been shown in broken lines in Figures :5-to 13, as not being -a part of the invention/ a What Iv claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: r

: .1. A 'curta-in fastener comprising a suspension member, a leg extending in the plane thereof, and arms projecting laterally from the 'suspensionmember atsubstantial-ly right angles to said plane, an arm of the fastener being offset to provide a space for the admission of an arm ofia corresponding:fastener;

2. curta'in fastener c'om'prising a suspension-member having means whereby the member may be securedto a curtain and an offset arm projecting late'rally from the member.

3. A curtain fastener comprising a sus pension member, and arms projecting laterally from said member, one arm being offset with regard'to"the other arm toadmit the-arm o'fa complementary fastener, and the ofiset ann being elongated to effect suflicient overlapping of curtains supported by said 'fasteners v j A A curtain fastener comprising a suspension smember, and laterally projecting site directions, and the arms being adapted to be separately secured to the curtain.

5. A curtain fastener comprising a suspension member, and a laterally projecting arm, a portion of the arm being positioned on said member andlthe remainder of the arm being offset with regard to said portion and with regard to said member.

6. A curtain fastener comprising a suspensionm'ember composed of a single piece providingprojectingilegs and having a loop between said legs, and laterally projecting arm's positioned substantially at the junction of the legs, said legs and arms being adapted to be secured'to a curtain.

7. A "curtain fastener comprising ai'suspension memberadaptedto .be suspended beneath a-curtain rod, an elongated leg on said member extending vertically above the curtain rod, and arms beneath the rod extending laterallywith relation to the leg.

8, A curtain fastener comprising a ring for a curtain rod, a leg depending from. the ring, and laterally projecting arms positioned across said leg beneath the rod, said legs and arms being adapted to be secured to a curtain,

In testimony whereof I [hereunto affix my signature.

JOHN H.,WITASCHEK.

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